Chapter 301 302. Pushing the limit
Gu Dashi was feeling a little flattered by being called "old man" by everyone. Just when he was about to nod and agree, he saw the old face of his third uncle.
He was so frightened that he tried his best to straighten his originally bent back, and consoled himself by thinking that after all, he was now the biological father of the top scholar, and his third uncle should give him some face.
As soon as he was distracted, he felt a pain in his back. When he looked up, he saw his uncle hitting him on the back with his crutch.
"You old boy, didn't I tell you not to interfere in the affairs of the clan or family? You are turning a deaf ear to my words."
"Uncle San, what are you doing?" Gu Dashi shouted, "I am an old man now, and I am also a grandfather. Why don't you just hit me?"
Gu Sanbu, "Even if you become a grandfather, so what? I am still your uncle.
"Before your mother left, she asked me to watch over you and prevent you from doing anything wrong. What? Do you think you have grown stronger now? Do you dare to be unfilial?"
Gu Dashi immediately smiled and said, "Then at least give me some face. There are so many outsiders here."
Gu Sanbu looked at the old faces in front of him and snorted, "Didn't I let you choose some children to go to school before? What are you making a fuss about?"
Shi, the village chief of Xinkeng Village, said with a smile, "There are too many children in the village, and those few are not enough. You said these people come to my house every day to make trouble, and I can't do anything about it."
“Yes, we are all suffering,” the head of Shengdong Village also complained, “If the problem is not solved today, I probably won’t be able to enter the village when I return.”
Now several villages are getting anxious. There are rumors around that Gaoling Village occupies a good feng shui location. As long as their children come here to attend private schools, they will definitely benefit from it in the future.
Moreover, Gaoling Village had only collected a symbolic amount of textbook fees before, and everyone could still afford it as long as they gritted their teeth.
No one wanted to miss such an opportunity, especially when the news of Gu Wenheng's top scorer spread, everyone went crazy.
Gu Sanbu tapped the ground with his cane and said, "It's easy for you to say that. We have already found another scholar for the children from your villages.
Even the originally built courtyard buildings have been rearranged. How can we still have enough space now?"
Seeing Gu Dashi opening his mouth to plead, Gu Sanbu directly took up his crutches and said, "You too, use your brain more when doing anything. If this hole is opened, even if we give up the village, it will not be enough for these people."
These words made the village heads feel embarrassed. After all, what the other party said made sense. They wanted to take advantage but put the burden on others.
But when they thought of the expectant eyes of the villagers, they could not back down.
"Actually, there is a solution," Gu Yuanshui stood not far away and walked over with his hands behind his back.
"What is the solution?"
Gu Yuanshui looked at them and said word by word, "It's very simple. We will raise the threshold and charge the same tuition as the private schools outside."
"How can this be possible?" Village Chief Shi jumped up immediately, "Then our village can't even afford to support a single child."
Gu Yuanshui looked at him with a half-smile, "Should our village help you support your children?"
Village Chief Shi: "..."
Seeing that Gu Sanbu was really thinking about this problem, the village heads did not dare to make trouble here. They exchanged glances with each other, found an excuse and left in a hurry.
"They are all greedy," Gu Sanbu cursed through gritted teeth.
But when he looked at Gu Yuanshui, "Will what you said just now have an impact on Wen Heng?"
Gu Yuanshui looked at Gu Sanbu and Gu Dashi seriously, "It's better to say it now, it's best to let them make a fuss before Seventh Brother comes back.
Otherwise, when the number one scholar returns home, they will come to my house, and even for the sake of reputation, my seventh brother will have no choice but to take responsibility for this matter."
Fortunately, these people were already impatient for this little bit of benefit, otherwise, if it was a few days later, Gaoling Village would have been tied up by them.
"You did the right thing," Gu Sanbu said with some fear, "I will have people spread the message to these villages. We have to occupy the main ground.
Alas, it’s all my fault for being so confused. I shouldn’t have pleaded for them out of weakness.
Now it's almost hurting ourselves and Wen Heng."
Gu Yuanshui walked over and supported him, "Third Grandpa also has good intentions, but they are just ungrateful.
Now that Lao Qi is an official, we must not tarnish his reputation."
Gu Sanbu looked at Gu Yuanshui. Everyone had always known that Gu Gu Si was smart, but no one expected that after several years of training, he had become a top figure.
"Third Grandpa is old too, and he doesn't see many things as far-sightedly and thoroughly as you do. When you have time in the future, come and chat with Third Grandpa more often." Gu Sanbu looked at Gu Dashi again, shook his head, and slowly left with his crutches.
"Dad, the family is busy these days. Why don't you come with me to see if there is anything I can help with?" Gu Yuanshui felt that Gu Dashi was too idle, which was why he let people block him here.
Gu Dashi now dared not offend these sons easily, because they had been giving all the filial money to Li Cuicui for a long time.
He asked them for an explanation, but they brushed the matter aside, saying that their mother was the mistress of the house.
In their words, they, the sons, have fulfilled their filial duties and they will not interfere in their parents' affairs.
Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth, but he could do nothing about it.
As for the servants in the house, they were all arranged by the sons. They obeyed Li Cuicui's orders in everything. They could do things, but when it came to dealing with the old woman, these people pretended to be stupid.
The more aggrieved he felt, the more he went to the village to complain to other people. Those people advised him to stop making a fuss and said that one should be content with what one has. How could he not be content?
What made him even more angry was that ever since the incident with Widow He, whenever he left the village, both the elderly and children would follow him silently, as if they had made an appointment.
In fact, he didn't know that Li Cuicui had already spread the word privately that if he saw Gu Dashi going to see the widow again, she would give him one or two taels of silver if he kept a close eye on him.
He couldn't think about it. The more he thought about it, the more irritated he became. Gu Dashi said impatiently, "There are so many people in the village, and there are so many maids and servants at home. What can I do?"
Gu Yuanshui, "How come this has nothing to do with you? Dad, if you go out now, people will have to respect you as the old man. Now is a busy time at home, you have to greet the guests at home."
"Don't you have your mother? She is so capable, she will definitely be able to do it." Gu Dashi said this with a hint of sourness, as if many people came to his house to look for Li Cuicui, and when they saw him, they would at most nod.
Gu Yuanshui, "How can this be the same? In the past, they were all from our family and various villages, so there weren't so many rules.
Now, my mother is only suitable for taking care of the female relatives, and you can only take care of those officials and gentry."
(End of this chapter)
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